Monday, August 29, 2011
lutheran core
for those of you who have a facebook page I would encourage to ask to join the Lutheran core page some very fascinating discussions going on there
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
web site
A friend sent me this link which I think is very good esp for those of you who are members of the elca. however from what I have heard and read many other churches and denominations are facing some of the same issues. this is one of the reasons why I have been attending good Shepherd Lutheran church in Morris http://www.exposingtheelca.com/
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
blog
this is a very good source for keeping up on what is going on in the nation with regards to the elca
http://davidbarnhart.blogspot.com/2011/02/results-21311-congregations-voting-to.html
http://davidbarnhart.blogspot.com/2011/02/results-21311-congregations-voting-to.html
Sunday, November 28, 2010
obit
Leo Alf Storbakken, 88, of Eagan, Minnesota, went to be with Jesus while at home Monday, November 22 surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 5, 1922 in Veblen, South Dakota to Alf and Rosetta (Edson) Storbakken. Leo served with the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
He married Glada Schmidt in 1949. They farmed briefly in South Dakota before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota where he worked as an aircraft mechanic, specializing in sheet metal. His wife, children, and faith brought him the greatest joy. Leo and family enjoyed traveling and spending time at the lake during the early years. He loved fishing, tinkering in the garage, and gardening. Tomatoes and roses were his specialty. He and Glada also valued a big circle of friends, who over the years, danced, played whist, and just hung out together. He loved people and they him. For sixteen retirement years, he and Glada wintered in Texas and fished the Gulf. He will be forever loved and remembered.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years Glada, daughters Renae and Marsha, son Allen (Kristi), grandchildren Lee (Sara), Terri, Sarah, and Corey, great-grandchildren Tyus, Kaitlyn, Raiha, and Allison, siblings Alvin (Marie) Storbakken, Mable Realdsen, Ruth Nelson, and Lillian (Erling) Berger, and sisters-in-law Laurel and Ruthie Storbakken. Leo was preceded in death by brothers Carl and Roy.
Funeral Services are scheduled for 10 AM Monday, November 29 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Visitation 3-5 PM Sunday, November 28 at the Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 14850 Garrett Avenue, Apple Valley, (952) 432-2331 and 1 hour prior to service time at church. Interment will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.
He married Glada Schmidt in 1949. They farmed briefly in South Dakota before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota where he worked as an aircraft mechanic, specializing in sheet metal. His wife, children, and faith brought him the greatest joy. Leo and family enjoyed traveling and spending time at the lake during the early years. He loved fishing, tinkering in the garage, and gardening. Tomatoes and roses were his specialty. He and Glada also valued a big circle of friends, who over the years, danced, played whist, and just hung out together. He loved people and they him. For sixteen retirement years, he and Glada wintered in Texas and fished the Gulf. He will be forever loved and remembered.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years Glada, daughters Renae and Marsha, son Allen (Kristi), grandchildren Lee (Sara), Terri, Sarah, and Corey, great-grandchildren Tyus, Kaitlyn, Raiha, and Allison, siblings Alvin (Marie) Storbakken, Mable Realdsen, Ruth Nelson, and Lillian (Erling) Berger, and sisters-in-law Laurel and Ruthie Storbakken. Leo was preceded in death by brothers Carl and Roy.
Funeral Services are scheduled for 10 AM Monday, November 29 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Visitation 3-5 PM Sunday, November 28 at the Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 14850 Garrett Avenue, Apple Valley, (952) 432-2331 and 1 hour prior to service time at church. Interment will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
wa core mtg
WordAlone/Lutheran CORE
OPEN MEETING
As the ELCA deserts its biblical and confessional roots for the ideals of
secular culture, many Lutherans are looking for an alternative means
of connecting with fellow believers and being church together. Come
and learn how some are doing this and experiencing what it really
means to be evangelical.
Pastor Peter Churness
Life Together Churches
"Worship and congregational life in a small group environment"
Thursday, October 28, 7 p.m.
Calvary Lutheran
7520 Golden Valley Rd., Golden Valley*
*Directions: From Hwy 55 (west of Hwy 100 and east of Hwy 169) turn
north on to Rhode Island Ave and right (east) on Golden Valley Rd.
(Note: Construction on Winnetka Ave.)
Questions? call Karen Stack 612-889-5709
or visit: www.tcwordalone.org
OPEN MEETING
As the ELCA deserts its biblical and confessional roots for the ideals of
secular culture, many Lutherans are looking for an alternative means
of connecting with fellow believers and being church together. Come
and learn how some are doing this and experiencing what it really
means to be evangelical.
Pastor Peter Churness
Life Together Churches
"Worship and congregational life in a small group environment"
Thursday, October 28, 7 p.m.
Calvary Lutheran
7520 Golden Valley Rd., Golden Valley*
*Directions: From Hwy 55 (west of Hwy 100 and east of Hwy 169) turn
north on to Rhode Island Ave and right (east) on Golden Valley Rd.
(Note: Construction on Winnetka Ave.)
Questions? call Karen Stack 612-889-5709
or visit: www.tcwordalone.org
Sunday, October 3, 2010
ga
FYI: I viewed the video of Gustavus college's freshman orientation with disgust, and waited to see the reactions from others. Pr. Scott Grorud, Faith, Hutchinson, whom I'm sure you already know, has responded so well for us all. After his response you can view the Gustavus material yourself. Pr. Grorud's point is well taken. Norm----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Grorud
Subject: FW: [Boardtalk] Fw: "Rated R" at ELCA Gustavus Adolphus CollegeOrientation
Dear Friends,
This e-mail has been making the rounds this weekend, but if you haven't yet seen them, the two videos linked at the bottom of the message below are a tragic witness to the theological vacuum that has entered so many ELCA and other mainline Christian institutions. They are not easy to watch, but the saddest part is at the very end of the second one.
What I find most troubling about them is not the material presented. Sadly, our young people hear such messages constantly from the culture. What is most troubling is the complete lack of any Christian convictions or any moral context to analyze, critique or oppose this cultural rot. (The videos are excerpts, but they give little reason even to hope that a countering message was also presented.) The individual and his/her desires/thoughts/ideas have become idols. Plenty of this concerns the Sixth Commandment (adultery), but much more of it concerns the First (no other gods). That this can be presented at a college that still claims to be Christian and Lutheran reveals just how big a battle we're fighting for the soul of Christianity today.
As the parent of a college student, I can't help but wonder, too, about the tens of thousands of dollars being shelled out by faithful Christian parents who are taking false comfort from the fact that their children are attending a "Christian" college. Where is the obligation of the college to live up to its own mission and claims about itself? If you are an alumnus/a, a parent of a student or a donor to GAC, I hope you will make your convictions known to the administration.
Grace and peace,
Pastor Scott
Subject: Fw: "Rated R" at ELCA Gustavus Adolphus CollegeOrientation
"Rated R" at ELCA Gustavus Adolphus College Orientation
To:
Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010,
Warning: the content of these videos taken at this year's Freshman Orientation at the ELCA's Gustavus Adolphus College is graphic and, in my opinion, vulgar, appalling, disturbing, tasteless, degrading, and completely unbefitting the sacred trust given to a Christian college and an institution of the ELCA. Sadly what is seen on these videos is not likely limited to GAC. You are an adult -- you can decide whether to watch these or not, but I hope you will understand why I felt it important for you to know what is happening on even one ELCA Church College campus.
President Ohle read a letter to me which he had prepared concerning this matter. I invited him to email me a copy and said that I would send it to those with whom I communicated in this regard. If & when he sends me this letter, in which the aforementioned presentations were described as "light-hearted," I will forward it to you.
GOOGLE: You Tube and search by the following titles or the links in the press release below.
1) Freshman Oreintation at Gustavus Infiltrated by Student w/video 6:27 minutes
2) Freshman Orientation at the Lutheran Gustavus Adolphus College 4:25 min.
3) Gustavus Freshman Orientation: Other Clips from Inside Scoop 5:58
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 21, 2010
Contact: Phil Cleary (GRA Vice-President) * Gusties Restoring America
Email: pcleary@gustavus.edu
Sexual Indoctrination at Lutheran College's Freshmen Orientation Caught on Tape
Saint Peter, MN – The freshman orientation activities that incoming students at Gustavus Adolphus College participate in were caught on camera by a student attending the seminars. According to the student with the camera, Phil Cleary, “the seminars filmed featured a series of skits with sexually explicit scenes and patently vulgar language.”
The first video, from a seminar titled the “Inside Scoop” features a series of sexually suggestive skits explaining to incoming students such things as where to get free condoms on campus, how to signal to your roommate that you are busy having sex (so he waits until later to come in), and how to tell your roommate you're gay (as well as the appropriate response you ought take when receiving such information).
The second video is from a seminar titled “E Pluribus Gustavus” and goes a bit further than the first, educating students about distinctions between gender and sex (as well as how to celebrate "LGPBBTTQ&A"), testimonies from gay, lesbian, and atheist students, and a call censor the content of speech after screaming cuss words at students in the dark.
Cleary commented, “This is propaganda that one might expect be taught in a Gender and Sexuality course at a secular, state institution. However, Gustavus is a Lutheran school in southern Minnesota founded by Swedish immigrants in the 1800’s, and these shameful seminars are presented during the first few hours and days that students are on campus before classes even begin.”
A book published by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) alerts young people to be aware of the “use of coercive tactics that violate the individual rights of students to formulate their own beliefs” during orientation programs on College campuses. Also discussed in FIRE’s Guide to First-Year Orientation and Thought Reform on Campus is “diversity training that aims to intimidate students into abandoning deeply held beliefs so that they will adopt the university’s preferred political stance.”
More details and the videos can be viewed at the following links:
http://gustavus.campusreform.org/group/blog/freshman-orientation-caught-on-tape
http://gustavus.campusreform.org/group/blog/video-inside-freshman-orientation
Gustavus Adolphus College is a church-related, residential liberal arts college firmly rooted in its Swedish and Lutheran heritage that aspires to be a community of persons from diverse backgrounds who respect and affirm the dignity of all people and is a community where a mature understanding of the Christian faith and lives of service are nurtured and students are encouraged to work toward a just and peaceful world.
*Gusties Restoring America is an independent, non-partisan student group at Gustavus whose mission is to promote the conservative worldview and its principles in the community at Gustavus Adolphus College.
From: Scott Grorud
Subject: FW: [Boardtalk] Fw: "Rated R" at ELCA Gustavus Adolphus CollegeOrientation
Dear Friends,
This e-mail has been making the rounds this weekend, but if you haven't yet seen them, the two videos linked at the bottom of the message below are a tragic witness to the theological vacuum that has entered so many ELCA and other mainline Christian institutions. They are not easy to watch, but the saddest part is at the very end of the second one.
What I find most troubling about them is not the material presented. Sadly, our young people hear such messages constantly from the culture. What is most troubling is the complete lack of any Christian convictions or any moral context to analyze, critique or oppose this cultural rot. (The videos are excerpts, but they give little reason even to hope that a countering message was also presented.) The individual and his/her desires/thoughts/ideas have become idols. Plenty of this concerns the Sixth Commandment (adultery), but much more of it concerns the First (no other gods). That this can be presented at a college that still claims to be Christian and Lutheran reveals just how big a battle we're fighting for the soul of Christianity today.
As the parent of a college student, I can't help but wonder, too, about the tens of thousands of dollars being shelled out by faithful Christian parents who are taking false comfort from the fact that their children are attending a "Christian" college. Where is the obligation of the college to live up to its own mission and claims about itself? If you are an alumnus/a, a parent of a student or a donor to GAC, I hope you will make your convictions known to the administration.
Grace and peace,
Pastor Scott
Subject: Fw: "Rated R" at ELCA Gustavus Adolphus CollegeOrientation
"Rated R" at ELCA Gustavus Adolphus College Orientation
To:
Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010,
Warning: the content of these videos taken at this year's Freshman Orientation at the ELCA's Gustavus Adolphus College is graphic and, in my opinion, vulgar, appalling, disturbing, tasteless, degrading, and completely unbefitting the sacred trust given to a Christian college and an institution of the ELCA. Sadly what is seen on these videos is not likely limited to GAC. You are an adult -- you can decide whether to watch these or not, but I hope you will understand why I felt it important for you to know what is happening on even one ELCA Church College campus.
President Ohle read a letter to me which he had prepared concerning this matter. I invited him to email me a copy and said that I would send it to those with whom I communicated in this regard. If & when he sends me this letter, in which the aforementioned presentations were described as "light-hearted," I will forward it to you.
GOOGLE: You Tube and search by the following titles or the links in the press release below.
1) Freshman Oreintation at Gustavus Infiltrated by Student w/video 6:27 minutes
2) Freshman Orientation at the Lutheran Gustavus Adolphus College 4:25 min.
3) Gustavus Freshman Orientation: Other Clips from Inside Scoop 5:58
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 21, 2010
Contact: Phil Cleary (GRA Vice-President) * Gusties Restoring America
Email: pcleary@gustavus.edu
Sexual Indoctrination at Lutheran College's Freshmen Orientation Caught on Tape
Saint Peter, MN – The freshman orientation activities that incoming students at Gustavus Adolphus College participate in were caught on camera by a student attending the seminars. According to the student with the camera, Phil Cleary, “the seminars filmed featured a series of skits with sexually explicit scenes and patently vulgar language.”
The first video, from a seminar titled the “Inside Scoop” features a series of sexually suggestive skits explaining to incoming students such things as where to get free condoms on campus, how to signal to your roommate that you are busy having sex (so he waits until later to come in), and how to tell your roommate you're gay (as well as the appropriate response you ought take when receiving such information).
The second video is from a seminar titled “E Pluribus Gustavus” and goes a bit further than the first, educating students about distinctions between gender and sex (as well as how to celebrate "LGPBBTTQ&A"), testimonies from gay, lesbian, and atheist students, and a call censor the content of speech after screaming cuss words at students in the dark.
Cleary commented, “This is propaganda that one might expect be taught in a Gender and Sexuality course at a secular, state institution. However, Gustavus is a Lutheran school in southern Minnesota founded by Swedish immigrants in the 1800’s, and these shameful seminars are presented during the first few hours and days that students are on campus before classes even begin.”
A book published by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) alerts young people to be aware of the “use of coercive tactics that violate the individual rights of students to formulate their own beliefs” during orientation programs on College campuses. Also discussed in FIRE’s Guide to First-Year Orientation and Thought Reform on Campus is “diversity training that aims to intimidate students into abandoning deeply held beliefs so that they will adopt the university’s preferred political stance.”
More details and the videos can be viewed at the following links:
http://gustavus.campusreform.org/group/blog/freshman-orientation-caught-on-tape
http://gustavus.campusreform.org/group/blog/video-inside-freshman-orientation
Gustavus Adolphus College is a church-related, residential liberal arts college firmly rooted in its Swedish and Lutheran heritage that aspires to be a community of persons from diverse backgrounds who respect and affirm the dignity of all people and is a community where a mature understanding of the Christian faith and lives of service are nurtured and students are encouraged to work toward a just and peaceful world.
*Gusties Restoring America is an independent, non-partisan student group at Gustavus whose mission is to promote the conservative worldview and its principles in the community at Gustavus Adolphus College.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
norm's news 8-18
FYI: Recently the ELCA, with 3 (?) bishops present, held a special "Reception Service" for 7 persons who formerly had been refused ordination because of their affirmation of gay/lesbian/bi-sexual/and transgender lifestyles. It was purely pagan, (yet ELCA approved) with prayers addressed to all the gods, so as to be "inclusive" of ALL GODS
Here is the response of one who wasn't impressed - as I and many others were't. I hope you saw the published "Order of Service". It was totally alien to anything Lutheran and/or Christian. But we can now rejoice, because the wicans and pagans liked it. Yet even they are wondering what we Lutherans are doing. Most of our ELCA members, however, are NOT wondering but keep voting to support the ELCA with their membership and money. They "don't want to get involved".
Evidently the Flame on their altar has gone out (and the one in their belly too) OR Christ has"removed their candlestand". Just think, Christians once chose to be eaten by lions rather than submit to this stuff. Norm
Just when I foolishly thought things could not get any worse with the ELCA, I was informed of this in another forum. The wiccans/pagans apparently were quite impressed with the rite of reception service for the 7 gay, lesbian, transgendered ELM pastors. It is on the wiccantogether.com website. The person who wrote the article found the service to be beautiful, and was surprised that there was a prayer to a goddess. The person who wrote this also stated:
"I'm not mad that there is a Goddess deity and/or personality being used in Christianity, but I just can't help but see where it fits in with standard Conservative Lutheran practices . Thanks in advance for the great discussion!"
Such irony that a pagan is wondering how this "fits with standard conservative lutheran practices". Answer: IT DOESN'T!!!!!
It is shameful. This is how the ELCA is being seen by everyone. Do you still want to be associated with this???
As for me & my family, only 26 more days and we will be out of the ELCA for good, one way or the other. It can not happen soon enough. This just sickens me
A great website with more info ishttp://www.exposingtheelca.com
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Here is the response of one who wasn't impressed - as I and many others were't. I hope you saw the published "Order of Service". It was totally alien to anything Lutheran and/or Christian. But we can now rejoice, because the wicans and pagans liked it. Yet even they are wondering what we Lutherans are doing. Most of our ELCA members, however, are NOT wondering but keep voting to support the ELCA with their membership and money. They "don't want to get involved".
Evidently the Flame on their altar has gone out (and the one in their belly too) OR Christ has"removed their candlestand". Just think, Christians once chose to be eaten by lions rather than submit to this stuff. Norm
Just when I foolishly thought things could not get any worse with the ELCA, I was informed of this in another forum. The wiccans/pagans apparently were quite impressed with the rite of reception service for the 7 gay, lesbian, transgendered ELM pastors. It is on the wiccantogether.com website. The person who wrote the article found the service to be beautiful, and was surprised that there was a prayer to a goddess. The person who wrote this also stated:
"I'm not mad that there is a Goddess deity and/or personality being used in Christianity, but I just can't help but see where it fits in with standard Conservative Lutheran practices . Thanks in advance for the great discussion!"
Such irony that a pagan is wondering how this "fits with standard conservative lutheran practices". Answer: IT DOESN'T!!!!!
It is shameful. This is how the ELCA is being seen by everyone. Do you still want to be associated with this???
As for me & my family, only 26 more days and we will be out of the ELCA for good, one way or the other. It can not happen soon enough. This just sickens me
A great website with more info ishttp://www.exposingtheelca.com
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